Artists · Billboard Hot 100
Percy Sledge
Charting Apr 9, 1966 → Dec 21, 1974 · 96 weeks with chart power
Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 96 wk (2 at #1), UK Singles Chart 29 wk
- Peak Power
- 1.91%
- week of Jun 25, 1966
- Career Power
- 89
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 2
- weeks as the top artist
- Peak Year
- 51
- April 1966 – April 1967
- Peak Five Years
- 87
- May 1964 – May 1969
- Top-five weeks
- 5
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 96
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.53%
- week of May 28, 1966
- Comebacks
- 1
- May 1968
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Feb 25, 1967 | May 11, 1968 | 63 | 8 | 1.91% | 1.04% |
Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Songs on the Billboard Hot 100
14 records · 89 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.
| Song | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When A Man Loves A WomanApple Music | #1 | 13 | 27.5 | |
| Take Time To Know HerApple Music | #11 | 14 | 20.9 | |
| Warm And Tender LoveApple Music | #17 | 9 | 12.0 | |
| It Tears Me UpApple Music | #20 | 11 | 10.7 | |
| Cover Me | #42 | 8 | 4.3 | |
| Love Me Tender | #40 | 6 | 3.8 | |
| Out Of Left Field | #59 | 7 | 2.6 | |
| Sudden Stop | #63 | 5 | 1.8 | |
| I'll Be Your Everything | #62 | 6 | 1.5 | |
| Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms) | #66 | 4 | 1.3 | |
| Baby, Help Me | #87 | 5 | 0.8 | |
| Any Day Now | #86 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| My Special Prayer | #93 | 4 | 0.6 | |
| What Am I Living For | #91 | 2 | 0.2 |
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